SOLUTION: khang and hector live 25.2 miles apart in missouri. they decide to bicycle towards each other and meet somewhere in between. hector's rate of speed is 40% of khan's. they start out

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Question 1078171: khang and hector live 25.2 miles apart in missouri. they decide to bicycle towards each other and meet somewhere in between. hector's rate of speed is 40% of khan's. they start out at the same time and meet 3 hours later. find hector's rate of speed.
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r, Hector's speed
%285%2F2%29%2A3r%2B3r=25.2
Solve for r.

r=2.4